Open AccessSeverity of Upper and Lower Extremity Functional Limitation: Scale Development and Validation With Self-Report and Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function
Author(s) -
Eleanor M. Simonsick,
Judith D. Kasper,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Karen BandeenRoche,
L. Ferrucci,
R. Hirsch,
Suzanne G. Leveille,
Taina Rantanen,
Linda P. Fried
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/56.1.s10
Subject(s) - activities of daily living , functional impairment , physical medicine and rehabilitation , scale (ratio) , psychology , international classification of functioning, disability and health , upper limb , physical therapy , medicine , clinical psychology , rehabilitation , quantum mechanics , physics
To better understand disablement and transitions from impairment to disability, discrete valid measures of functional limitation are needed. This study reports the development and criterion-related validity of scales that quantify severity of upper and lower extremity functional limitation.
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